Harbach And The Housebook

Watercolor and inscription by Edward Borein, 1923.
Charles Fletcher Lummis Papers, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry National Center; MS.1, page 104.

Part III of a Series: To learn more about the Lummis Housebook Digitization Project, read the introductory post So Lummis Pretty Much Knew Everybody, Didn’t He?  For the other posts in the series, click here. Since this blog started posting, I have been asked about the dates that people visited Charles Lummis. This is not … Read more

Educational Wish List

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Part of a Series: Diamonds in the Rough Through a grant-funded project awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the Autry National Center sets out to process approximately 2,000 linear feet of archival material over two years, ending in 2012. Every third week of the month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature … Read more

Harbach And The Housebook

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Part II of a Series: To learn more about the Lummis Housebook Digitization Project, read the introductory post So Lummis Pretty Much Knew Everybody, Didn’t He?  For the other posts in the series, click here. There is an old proverb that goes, “A man is known by the company he keeps.” When that proverb is … Read more

Processing the Rogers and Evans Archive: An Intern’s Perspective

Press Bureau Clippings, which comprise a large portion of the newspaper clippings in the Rogers and Evans Archive, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive, Autry Library, Autry National Center; T2010-28.

Intern Lisa Reinert spent weeks getting her hands (literally!) dirty in the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive as she assisted with processing the newspaper clippings series.  Here is her take on working in the Archive and spending time getting to know Roy and Dale: The Autry acquired pieces from the personal collection of Roy … Read more

Harbach And The Housebook

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Part I of a Series: To learn more about the Lummis Housebook Digitization Project, read the introductory post So Lummis Pretty Much Knew Everybody, Didn’t He?  For the other posts in the series, click here. Hello, everyone. During my more than ten years as a volunteer at the Autry, I have been involved in many … Read more

Western Oral History Program: Robert Snyder

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This week we welcome back Intern/Volunteer Keith Rice for another guest blog post regarding his work on the Autry National Center’s Western Oral History Program.  Read more about the program in his first post here and second post here. In response to the positive feedback from Nancy Maclean’s post–World War II oral history interview, I … Read more

Rogers, White, and Blue

Trigger and Roy Rogers in shades of red, white, and blue in an undated image clipping, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive, Autry Library, Autry National Center; T2010-28.

Part of a Series: Exploring the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive The Autry Institute is currently processing the generously donated business archive of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. At the beginning of each month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature highlights from the collection in anticipation of the processing’s completion. What makes a hero?  … Read more

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